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A private lawyer, Martin Kpebu congratulated the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo on the return to state allowances amounting to GHS 899,097.84 paid to her since 2017.
He said the First Lady’s gesture is a spectacle of someone listening to people.
“She did Wonderful in returning the money. This is the mark of someone who understands high emotional intelligence, as facts on the ground show that many Ghanaians are in pain. It should therefore be congratulated for the measures taken. She was very successful, ”he said.
The government has come under fire after discovering that a recommendation that first and second ladies receive monthly salaries had already been approved by parliament.
Ghanaians were even more furious as it was revealed that the First and Second Ladies will be receiving cabinet-level salaries.
The recommendations were made by the five-member committee of Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu created in June 2019 by President Nana Akufo-Addo to make recommendations on the salaries and other gratuities of Article 71 office holders.
The First Lady, Ms. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has also already reimbursed the allowances she received since 2017, the Second Lady, Ms. Samira Bawumia also promising to do the same.
A letter from the Office of the First Lady, addressed to the Chief of Staff and with a copy to the Chief Director of Jubilee House, on July 13, 2021, announced that she had delivered a check for GHS 899,097.84 to the State for pay all compensation. was paid to him during the period.
Speaking on Newsfile on Joy FM, Mr Kpebu said Ms Akufo-Addo has shown exemplary leadership in returning the money.
He added that Ms. Akufo-Addo’s decision to return the money means that she understands the plight of the Ghanaians.
—Press room
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